THE
PHOEBE
NEEDLES
CENTER
732 Turners Creek Road
Callaway, Virginia 24067-5814
540-483-1518 800-848-1677
Email [email protected]
www.PhoebeNeedles.org
“THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE:
A QUEST FOR PLACE”
FEBRUARY 14th, 2017
In
Harlem, New
York, in the 1920s a
remarkable
rebirth of African
American arts flourished. Dr. Melvin L.
Macklin will give a
brief history of the
Harlem
Renaissance. He will
demonstrate through
music, readings, and
power point how the
cultural, social, and
artistic expressions
of that time have
inspired generations
of African Americans through the decades. Audience
participation and interaction will be encouraged.
Dr. Melvin L. Macklin is currently Assistant Professor of
English at Ferrum College, where he teaches African American literature as well as the literature of the Holocaust. He
holds a bachelor degree from Southern Illinois University,
a master’s degree from Prairie
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View A & M University, and
a doctorate degree in Arts &
REMEMBER
Humanities from the University
of Texas at Dallas. He is the
TO
author of four books on the
history of the African Americans REGISTER AND
in his hometown of Carbondale
PAY IN
Illinois and rural Jackson County
of Southern Illinois. His docADVANCE!
toral dissertation, “Children of
Chaos: Historical Atrocity and
Youth Survival in The Literature
of American Slavery and the
Holocaust,” centers particularly
on African American children
caught up in the slave era of early America as well as children victims of the Holocaust of Nazi Germany.
Please join us for a great program, Fellowship, and lunch (AND Bring a FRIEND)!
“THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE”
Feb
rua
ry
14 th
To register, please complete this form and return it with the registration fee to the Center by February 10th.
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Please make your check payable to The Phoebe Needles Center, Inc.
Unless otherwise informed, The Phoebe Needles Center will consider your registration as permission to use your
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE...
You are welcome to arrive at 9:30 a.m. for social time and
coffee. The program will begin promptly in McCauley Hall at
10:00 a.m. Lunch will follow immediately after the program.
Special parking for handicapped and those with difficulty
climbing steps can be found behind the McCauley Hall. To
make a reservation, please return the form at the bottom of
the page or call the office at 540-483-1518. Please make
your reservations the Friday before the event. The fee for
non-members is $18.00 and $10.00 for members.
The fee includes the program and a lunch. Fee is not refundable after the reservation deadline. Although we will try,
we are not able to accommodate all needs relating to diet.
Vegetarian entrees are available by request with advance
notice. Pets are not permitted. Dress is casual. For more
information, contact the Center. All buildings, rooms and
porch areas are smoke-free.
As a new option for payment, you may pay in advance
using Paypal on our website: www.PhoebeNeedles.org
The Phoebe Needles Center
732 Turners Creek Road
Callaway, Virginia 24067-5814
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING THIS MONTH!!